After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

Tao Tao's eyes widened a little at once, but then she thought that she might be trying to trick her, so she quickly restrained her expression.

Xun Tao smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm asking you sincerely. If you want to leave here, I can help you."

Tao Tao asked: "Are you serious?"

Xun Tao nodded, her eyes sincere, and said: "Seriously, Miss Tao, to be honest, I help you out of my own selfishness, you don't have to feel too much pressure."

Tao Tao shook her head and said, "Okay, Xunyan, when you helped me change my clothes yesterday, did you see the whistle in my clothes?"

Xun Tao nodded and said, "It was crushed by the young master."

Tao Tao cursed inwardly, then said, "Then do you know—" She raised her hand, and the shackles clanged, "Where is the key to this thing?"

Xun Tao thought for a moment and said, "He must have left it in the house. Miss Tao, try to hold him back a little tonight. I'll go to his house and look for it. If it's not in the house, then he must have left it on him."

"Okay." Tao Tao held her wrist, "You must be careful."

Xun Tao smiled slightly and said, "Well, I will be careful."

As they were talking, they heard footsteps outside. Xun Tao hurriedly stood up and picked up something. He gave Tao Tao a look, and Tao Tao sat down on the bed with her knees hugged.

The person who came was indeed Yi An. Seeing Xun Tao was still there, he asked, "How is the wound on the girl's back?"

Xun Tao lowered her head and replied, "It's a scab. It should heal in two days."

Yi An nodded, lowered his eyes to look at her expression, and without thinking too much, waved his hand to let her go out.

Tao Tao encouraged herself in her heart, as long as she could hold him back, Xun Yan could go find the key!

Yi An walked over and sat down next to her.

Tao Tao clenched her fists and placed them on her knees, looking at him vaguely. Yi An chuckled and said, "A Tao, what are you thinking about?"

Tao Tao swallowed and asked stiffly: "How old are you this year?"

Yi An said, "Twenty-six."

"Twenty-six." Tao Tao repeated, and then asked: "What do you like to eat?"

"There's nothing I like." Yi An replied.

Tao Tao asked: "What do you hate?"

Yi An said: "Hate? Hate... seeing you approach anyone except me."

Tao Tao: "..."

She suddenly found chatting with him very strenuous.

Yi An said: "A Tao, why are you asking me these questions? Are you trying to understand me?"

Tao Tao pursed her lips and said stubbornly, "Yes, I want to understand you."

Yi An's eyes brightened a little, and he moved closer to her and said, "It's okay. We have a lifetime to slowly understand each other."

Tao Tao moved back a little reflexively, and Yi An saw it. He didn't say anything, but just smiled.

Tao Tao asked: "Where are we now?"

"In the bamboo forest." Yi An said.

"I know." Tao Tao thought about it. On the way to Qinglong City, they didn't seem to see any bamboo forest. Could it be that she was far away from Qinglong City now? !

What should she do if she doesn’t know the way after she escapes?

In just that one second, Tao Tao made up her mind to escape no matter what.

Seeing that she frowned, Yi An suddenly reached out and pulled the quilt, which scared Tao Tao so much that she shivered, but she saw that he just fixed the quilt.

Tao Tao was silent. She suddenly felt melancholy. Now thinking back, she still didn't know when Yi An fell in love with her. It would have been better if she had not shown such kindness to him before.

"Will you...stay here tonight?" Tao Tao asked timidly.

Yi An said: "If you don't want to, I won't force you. I will leave after you fall asleep."

Tao Tao glanced outside. Now she had to buy time for Xun Yan. If she was discovered by Yi An, he would definitely not let down his guard against her.

Tao Tao said: "I'm a little scared to sleep alone, please stay with me."

Yi An did not show any excitement, but asked: "A Tao, before...will Yi Qing accompany you at night?"

Tao Tao frowned slightly. She wanted to say that Yi Qing not only accompanied her, but they also slept in the same bed. But saying that would undoubtedly anger him. She didn't dare to think about what Yi An would do.

"Why do you have to compete with Ah...Yi Qing?" Tao Tao glared at him, "Why don't you just be yourself?"

She pinched herself hard, she felt really uncomfortable saying such insincere words.

Yi An took her hand and held it with a smile, saying, "A Tao is right."

Tao Tao's palms were cold. She couldn't feel any warmth when he held her like this. She only felt a sense of disgust, which she couldn't show.

"Atao, why are your hands so cold?" Yi An said, and he reached out with his other hand, wrapped Tao Tao's hands in between, and gently stroked them a few times.

Tao Tao couldn't help getting goose bumps, and she said with all her might, "It's natural."

Yi An smiled and said, "It's nothing, we just need to recover from it later."

Tao Tao hummed lightly.

As time passed, Tao Tao felt anxious, but Yi An chatted with her calmly.

Tao Tao responded incoherently, and suddenly, a whistle sounded in Yi An's arms.

Yi An lowered his head. Where Tao Tao couldn't see, his eyes were gloomy, but the corners of his mouth were raised. He raised his head again and returned to his gentle look just now.

"A Tao, I'm going to take care of some things." Yi An stood up and said.

Tao Tao's heart beat faster. Could it be that Yi An's men discovered that Xun Yan was looking for the key?

No matter what, Yi'an can't go back now. If he goes now, what if he runs into Xuntao?

Just in case, Tao Tao rushed over to him, grabbed his fingers, and said in a trembling voice: "Wait, don't... don't go."

Yi An stopped and looked back, only to find Tao Tao teetering on the edge of the bed. An inexplicable smile rose in his eyes, and he turned around and carried her to the bed.

Tao Tao was still holding onto his clothes, with a stubborn expression as if she refused to let him leave no matter what.

Yi An leaned over, pinched her hair that fell beside her cheek, and asked softly: "A Tao, why don't you let me go?"

Tao Tao forced herself to meet his gaze and said, "I...didn't you say you would accompany me to rest?"

Yi An smiled, noticing that she was obviously scared but trying to please him, and said, "I'll come over later and won't abandon you."

Tao Tao asked: "Then what are you going to do?"

"Go take care of something."

"Can't we just not deal with it?"

"..." Yi An looked at her hand and sat down, "Okay, then A Tao, I will accompany you tonight."

"Okay." Tao Tao said quickly, "Then swear you won't leave."

Yi An smiled and raised his finger: "I swear, I won't leave."

Seeing Tao Tao's expression relax, he continued: "I will never leave Tao in this life."

Then let's leave. Tao Tao secretly complained.

Yi An really didn't leave, he just asked the servant to fetch water for Tao Tao to wash, and he didn't remove Tao Tao's shackles during the process. After doing all this, he sat by the bed and watched her fall asleep.

Tao Tao kept grabbing his sleeves, as if she was afraid that he would leave. Yi An said nothing, but just looked at her with a smile and coaxed her to sleep in a gentle voice.

It was not until late at night that Tao Tao's extremely nervous heart gradually relaxed. It seemed that Xun Tao must have searched Yi An's bedroom. Whether she had the key or not, she had taken the first step in her escape.

Feeling sleepy, Tao Tao let go of her hand and soon fell asleep.

Yi An looked down at her, the tenderness in his eyes mixed with some helplessness. When she fell asleep, he gently tidied the quilt, stood up and went outside.

Outside the courtyard, in the bamboo forest under the moonlight, the cold wind blew through, leaving only a rustling sound.

Yi An walked into the courtyard, and Zi Fei landed next to him, bowed and said, "Sir, I have something to tell you."

Yian tapped the stone table with his fingers and nodded slightly to let him speak.

Zifei hesitated for a moment and said, "At night, I saw Miss Xuntao looking for something in the young master's bedroom."

"Did you try to stop her?"

"I don't have any."

Yi An supported his head with his hands, a smile on his face, and said, "Okay, I understand. Let's go down."

Zifei said: "Sir... aren't you worried?"

Yi An smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's really boring here, I'll have some fun with Tao."

Zifei nodded, "I'll take my leave."

After he stepped back, Yi An's smile widened.

He just felt that Tao Tao's expression was not right, and she had been deliberately trying to please him. It turned out that it was because - she had a helper?

If she wanted to escape, then he let her escape so that she would know that he would find her no matter where she escaped to.

Yian stood up, supported himself on the table with one hand and covered his mouth with the other, and couldn't help laughing several times.

Even though he knew Tao Tao was lying to him just now, he still couldn't get angry. He liked her forced smile, her wide eyes and the dimples at the corners of her mouth. No matter what her purpose was or what her mood was, he didn't care.

It's good for her to be by his side. She can run away all her life and he can catch her all his life.